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November 12, 2021
UAMS Biostatistics Contributes to Groundbreaking ANCHOR Study
The UAMS Department of Biostatistics played a key role in a successful national clinical trial to treat anal cancer in persons living with HIV. Jeannette Y. Lee, Ph.D., UAMS biostatistics professor and biostatistics leader for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, served as the statistical center director for the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI)…
November 10, 2021
UAMS Raises $15 Million Toward NCI Designation
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it has raised more than $15 million towards NCI Designation, the halfway point toward its $30 million goal.
November 4, 2021
UAMS Receives Full Accreditation, Area of Distinction for its Human Research Protection Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Human Research Protection Program was fully accredited recently for another five years by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). UAMS became one of the first 25 institutions in the United States to receive the accreditation in 2005 and has maintained it since…
November 3, 2021
AGEC Recognizing National Family Caregivers Month by Providing Education and Resources
LITTLE ROCK — This November, the UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Educational Collaborative (AGEC) will recognize National Family Caregivers Month by hosting educational events for those persons caring for a loved one.
November 2, 2021
UAMS Selects Laura Dunn, M.D., to Lead Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Research Institute
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has selected Laura B. Dunn, M.D., as the next chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute.
November 1, 2021
Padala to Head Baptist Health-UAMS Psychiatry Residency Program
LITTLE ROCK — Prasad Padala, M.D., M.S., FACHE, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Psychiatry, has accepted the position of program director of UAMS’ new collaborative psychiatry residency program with Baptist Health.
October 28, 2021
UAMS Researchers See 12% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2021
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2% this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. It is the second consecutive year with double-digit increases in research funding that comes from…
October 27, 2021
22nd Annual Geriatrics Update Examines Key Topics: Herbal Supplements, CBD, COPD, COVID
When a patient is asked what prescription or over-the-counter drugs they are taking, they seldom include plant-based dietary supplements, even though these supplements can interact and even counteract other medications.
Carol Silverstrom Trust Gives Over $1 Million to Support Nursing, Cancer Programs at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received gifts totaling more than $1 million from the Carol Silverstrom Trust to support the highest priorities of the UAMS College of Nursing and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Silverstrom, who died in April, named UAMS as a beneficiary of her trust….
October 26, 2021
NCI Grant Supporting UAMS Research to Improve Cancer Treatment for Patients Lacking Good Gut Bacteria
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team will use a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to study promising new ways to improve the effectiveness of a common cancer treatment for patients lacking beneficial gut bacteria. The five-year, nearly $2 million grant is led by Ruud P.M. Dings, Ph.D., M.Sc., an…
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